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Selling Kids On Veggies When Rules Like ‘Clean Your Plate’ Fail
NPR: If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard remarks like this during dinner: “I don’t like milk! My toast is burnt! I hate vegetables! I took a bite already! What’s for dessert?” It can be
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Relationship Anxiety Is Hard On The Immune System, Study Says
The Huffington Post: Relationship anxiety is known to be tough on a person’s mental well-being, but a new study suggests that fear of rejection — and worry that someone doesn’t love you enough — can
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Why Faking a Smile Is a Good Thing
Forbes: We think of our face as reflecting our internal emotions, but that linkage works both ways – we can change our emotional state by altering our facial expression! Pasting a smile on your face
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Brownell Named Dean of Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy
APS Fellow Kelly Brownell has been appointed the next dean of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Brownell, a leading authority on public policies to enhance nutrition and combat obesity, has advised the White
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Stress-Busting Smiles
The Wall Street Journal: Smiling could be good for your health. Researchers are finding that wearing a smile brings certain benefits, like slowing down the heart and reducing stress. This may even happen when people
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How a bad relationship can make you ill – by damaging your immune system
The Daily Mail: Feeling anxious about close relationships could make you fall ill – by damaging your immune system. Not only does anxiety appear to raise levels of stress hormones in the body, it also
